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Monday, November 25, 2013

Chevron, take two

Hey everybody! Happy Thanksgiving week! I won’t be posting much this week, and today’s post is short and sweet. I’m taking most of the week off and hope you’ll get plenty of family and rest time in too!

So here it is – my second attempt at chevron. If you remember I tried it a few months ago with my chevron Frogtape:

WELL. Funny story. When I was cleaning out the garage a couple weeks ago I realized I used the WRONG chevron tape. I work with Frogtape and they sent me their new shape tape before it even came out in the stores. This one must have been an early prototype that they didn’t use.

I grabbed this one off the shelf and didn’t even realize it was different from the others. The actual chevron Frogtape is actually much more chevron-y and less Charlie Brown-y.

I laughed out loud when I realized what I had done. Leave it to me. So last week I decided to do another little redo to that trash can.

I spray primed it and then spray painted it white…again. :) Then I played around with the tape to figure out the design I wanted. I was originally planning a thin line of chevron around the top and bottom but decided on a slightly different design instead:

I just offset the second line a bit to make it not exactly chevron.

I rubbed some gold rub n buff in between the tape and that was it!:

I decided simpler was better. :) Much better. This I love!

Their shape tape comes in three different designs – chevron, scallop and wave. (I showed you how I used the scallop design here.) As you can see you don’t have to use them as they come -- play around with them a bit to make your own look!

Want to try them out yourself? (You can see the designs here.) Leave a comment here this week and let me know which one you’d like to try! We’ll give away three of each design. I’ll announce the winner next week!

P.S. My friend Marty at A Stroll Thru Life has a lovely blog and highlighted me last week – go here to check it out!

94 comments:

definitely want to try the chevron - i've been wanting to put chevron stripes on a pair of cabinets in my living room but i don't trust my hand-taping skills. i have been wondering if they had a chevron tape, even if i don't win i'll definitely be picking up a roll!!

I love the chevron tape…that would make a white lamp shade with gold paint look amazing! I just had our master bedroom painted and after the holidays I plan to add some grey…and gold to the space and FINISH it up! (I swear…finishing a decorating project is the hardest part! I can't even admit how many times I'd get 1/2 way done and never finish…only to want to redecorate again! ugh!)

I loved the sanded down version of the wastebasket you made originally. Seriously so impressed with how that turned out, I could see that sold for big bucks in the stores. New version is cute too. I'm sold - I'd love to try the chevron tape!

I would use the chevron in my bathroom in the nook where the toilet is. Or the scallop up by the ceiling in my girls' room. This looks like the perfect thing for either project! I looked for something like this but couldn't find any in my small town.

This sounds a little funny to say, but that is the most beautiful trashcan I've ever seen! :) This is some chevron I could get into. I think you took the chevron look to the next level...love it! I would love to try this chevron tape, but let's be honest - Frog Tape is so cool that I would love to try any shape!! I want to make some pillows for my front living room, and the tape would give it a really cool look! HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Sarah!! :) (P.S. Hope your cold has gone away!)

Love what u did with your project !! Very pretty! I Love Chevron !!! Can't get enough of the pattern lol, think chevron or the wave I would like to try ! Thanks so much and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your Family!

I'd love to try out the chevron tape!! I've been obsessed with the pattern for a while, but I'm somewhat leery to try it out. I'd probably experiment first on a canvas, and make an art piece for my living room, and go from there!!

hey Sarah- I like the new and improved version of the wastebasket. I would love to use the chevron for a wood tray I am redoing to use on our ottoman. I have it stained Kona but thought a distressed cream chevron stripe would be fun on the inside of the tray. Have a great Thanksgiving

I'm in LOVE with chevron and haven't used it anywhere in my house yet. I'm finishing up a kitchen redo - will try to post some photos for you when it is finished. I'm also in LOVE with your blog - on this day before Thanksgiving I would like to thank you for all of your great work!!!!